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Positions held by Nokia lobbyist Leo Fitzsimon and Microsoft lobbyist Rebecca Mark were both eliminated. Fitzsimon was vice president of government and industry affairs for Nokia, while Mark was federal government affairs manager at Microsoft.

Microsoft policy counsel Eric Wenger and Senior Director Betsy Brady as well as Nokia Director of Regulatory Affairs Industry Jeanette Kennedy were also laid off in the restructuring.

The software giant announced Thursday that as part of a major overhaul, it would eliminate up to 18,000 jobs — or 14 percent of the company’s current workforce.

“My promise to you is that we will go through this process in the most thoughtful and transparent way possible. We will offer severance to all employees impacted by these changes as well as job transition help in many locations, and everyone can expect to be treated with the respect they deserve for their contributions to this company,” wrote CEO Satya Nadella in a letter to all employees.

Nokia, which Microsoft acquired in April for $7.2 billion, was hit the hardest by the layoffs.

Mark — a former GOP Hill staffer who joined Microsoft in 2013 — praised her time with the company in a farewell note to colleagues.

“The past 19 months have been an incredible experience: one where I developed as an advocacy professional, made great friends, found inspiring mentors, and learned the ins and outs of too many technology policy issues to name. When I set out to D.C. from Los Angeles seven years ago to ‘fight the good fight for technology policy’, never did I imagine I would have landed such an amazing opportunity as the one I found at Microsoft,” she wrote.

A spokeswoman for Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.